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Meanings of
meagre
in inglês
português
escasso
catalão
raquític
espanhol
escaso
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Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
meager
stingy
meagerly
scrimpy
ample
Related terms
bare
spare
miserable
scarce
insufficient
deficient
scanty
marginal
paltry
measly
português
escasso
Usage of
meagre
in inglês
1
If past industry experience is any guide, however, returns could be
meagre
.
2
The performance was in every sense unexciting; the audience
meagre
and unenthusiastic.
3
Moreover, fixed-interest investments worldwide provide
meagre
yields or some risk at present.
4
The
meagre
light revealed in the cuffs links of a peculiar device.
5
The lucky ones get a day of back-breaking work for
meagre
pay.
6
The
meagre
result of the contest is as notorious as the victory.
7
The information in regard to Florry was very
meagre
and very indefinite.
8
There wasn't anything particularly special about it, apart from the
meagre
lighting.
9
He was immediately offered the job - albeit on a
meagre
salary.
10
The EU concessions to Cameron were
meagre
and he bungled the campaign.
11
It also skipped locals who don't bother applying for the
meagre
support.
12
The magnitude of the chamber made its stinted furniture look
meagre
enough.
13
It is
meagre
in places, and its entire trustworthiness has been questioned.
14
That was, in the very nature of things, an exceedingly
meagre
support.
15
But the results, though they seemed spectacular at the time, were
meagre
.
16
William surveyed the
meagre
furniture; the
meagre
,
but still painfully superfluous, ornaments.
Other examples for "meagre"
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meagre
Adjective
Frequent collocations
very meagre
so meagre
most meagre
meagre fare
meagre salary
More collocations
Translations for
meagre
português
escasso
catalão
raquític
exigu
escàs
espanhol
escaso
Meagre
through the time
Meagre
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common